Matthew J Reid

US Patent:

7849140, Dec 7, 2010

Filed:

Aug 29, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/231225

Inventors:

Mohamed M. Abdel-Aziz - Santa Clara CA, US
Bernard A. Traversat - San Francisco CA, US
Matthew Reid - Fremont CA, US
Ingrid VanDenHoogen - Los Gatos CA, US
William N. Joy - Aspen CO, US
Michael J. Clary - Monte Sereno CA, US

Assignee:

Oracle America, Inc. - Redwood City CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709206, 709201, 709236, 709246

Abstract:

System and method for facilitating communications between peers in a peer-to-peer environment and network email clients. In one embodiment, network nodes including peer nodes may host mail transfer agents. The mail transfer agents may act as bridges between peer-to-peer protocols and email communication protocols. The mail transfer agents may communicate with peers according to peer-to-peer protocols and with email clients according to email communications protocols. Peers may communicate with mail transfer agents to send peer-to-peer messages to email clients. Email clients may communicate with the mail transfer agents to send email messages to and receive email messages from other email clients via the peer-to-peer network and to obtain peer-to-peer messages from peers.